Retort for making gas and coke.



PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904.

A. C. KLOMAN. RETORT FOR MAKING GAS AND GOKE'. APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY 29,l 1900.

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UNITED STATES Y Patented March 15, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY c'. KLOMAN, OE PITTSBURG, "PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOE- OF t ONE-HALF TO JAMES SOOTT, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

RETORT FOR MAKING GAS AND COKE.

SPECIFICATION formngpart of Letters Patent No. 754,459, dated March 15, 1904.

Application iiled May 29, 1900.

To all whom it may concern: I

Beit known that I, ANTHONY C. KLOMAN, of Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Retorts for Making Gras and Coke, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which-v Figure 1 is an irregular horizontal section of my improved apparatus, the section planes being on the lines I I, Ia Ia, and IbIb of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, on the line II II of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line III III of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an irregular vertical section, the section plane of the left-hand ligure being on the li'ne IV IV, and the section plane at the right hand of the ligure being on the line IVa IVa of Fig. 2.

The apparatus which I have invented cornprises a series of retort-chambers 2 2, extending crosswise of the structure and each having a sloping bottom 3, preferably inclined in both directions from a central angular ridge 4. The discharge end or ends of the chambers extend to a level'above that of the ridge and are provided with doors 5, hinged at 6 and provided with fastening devices 6', so that they may be held in the closed position shown in Fig. 3, but that when unfastened the doors will swing open and will permit the automaticdischarge of the coked contents of the retort, the extensionof the top or tops of the discharge opening or openings to a level above that of the angular ridge facilitating the discharge of the coke. At the ends of the retort-chambers are openings 7 7', Fig. 2, through which the coal introduced through the charging-opening 8, Fig. 4, may be distributed and leveled.

9 is the gas-eduction pipe, one of which leads from each of the retort-chambers and connects with the gas-main 9', which discharges into a washer l0, from which the gas leads through a pipe l0. The several retortchambers are heated by gas, which may be taken in whole` or in part from the pipe 10 Serial No. 18,357. (No model.)

through a branch pipe 11,discharging into the gas-liuc 12, which extends along the producer structure beneath the retort-chambers and transversely thereto, preferably parallel with an air-Hue 13, and ,at intervals these iiues 12 and 13 communicate through ports 14 with the lower part 14 of a combustion-chamber 15, which extends parallel with the flues l2 13 beneath the bottom of the retort-chambers and preferably derives an additional supply of air from' air-fines 16. The combustion of gas withinv the chamber 15 heats the inclined floor of the retort-chambers 3, and in order to heat the'walls thereof I form in the walls a series of iiues B B, which are of arched form to correspond with the shape of.

the walls and communicate at one end, B, with cross-fines 17, leading from the combustionchamber, as shown in Fig. 3 and at the right side of Fig. 4, and at the other end, B', communicate with cross-iiues 18, leading to one of the other of the chimney-lines 19, which are arranged in proximity to the air-iiues 16.

rI he construction is suchthat the hot products of combustion and flame from the combustionchamber 15 pass up through the branches B of the-lues in the walls o'f the retort-chambers, thence across the arches of the said chambers and down through the branches B to the chimney-iues 19, through which they pass to the stack, heating the air in the iiue 16 in their passage. In this -way heat is brought very intimately into contact with the bottom and side walls of the retort-chambers and the coal contained therein is heated and distilled, giving olf its gases through the pipes 9. When the coal has been completely distilled, the doors 5 are unfastenedand swing open on their pivots,per mitting the coked contents of the chambers to discharge. This inclination of the bottom is of great importance, as it facilitates the discharge of the contents of the chambers,and thus makes the operation of the retorts .quicker and less laborious.

Within the scope of my invention as deiined in the broader claims the floor of each retortchamber may be formed with only a single slope instead of the double slope, as shown.

The arrangement of the fines is well adapted to secure the most eiiicient heating of the chambers.

I claimu i 1. A coke-retort chamber having means for applying heat thereto, said chamber having a bottom inclined in both directions from a middle angular ridge and discharge-openings at the ends of said inclined bottoms, the tops of said openings extending to a level above the ridge, and doors closing said discharge-open'- ings; substantially as described. l

2. A coke-retort chamber having means for applying heat thereto, said chamber having a bottom inclined in both directions from a mid dle angular ridge and discharge-openings at the ends of said inclined bottoms, the tops of said openings extending to a level above the ridge, doors closing said openings, and a combustion-chamber extending beneath said inclined bottoms; substantially as described.

3. The combination of a series of retort chambers, a common combustion-chamber ex-4 tending below the chambers transversely of the same, and arched ues in the Walls, said flues extending over the chambers and communicating at one end with the combustionchamber, and at the other` end with the stackue; substantially as described.

4. The combination of a series of gas-retort chambers having inclined bottoms, a common combustion-chamber extending transversely of the retort-chambers beneath the bottom thereof, and arched fiues in the Walls, said lues extending over the retort-chambers and being connected at one end with the combustion-chamber, and at the other end with a stacklue; substantially as described.

5. A .series of coke-retort chambers located side by side and adjacent to each other, each chamber having an inclined bottom and a door at the base, means for applying heat to all of said retort-chambers from a common source, and gas-ed uction pipes leading from their tops to the gas-main; substantially as described.

6. A series of coke-retort chambers located side by side and adjacent to each other,each chamber having a bottom inclined in both directions from a middle angular ridge, doors at the bases of the inclines, gas-ed uction pipes leading from the eduction-chamber to the gasmain, and means for heating the bottoms and sides of all of said retorts; substantially as described. v

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 

